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I just realized I did't properly reply to your answer earlier. Sounds like I put an advertisement in the wrong section. After this, I'll go back and delete the original. PS brackets are definitely getting scarce- especially if they're in one piece and functional. After fixing three of my own...

PS bracket mod and repair Edited and moved

I did an improvement on my belated (and beloved) M1008: I replaced the crank-PS-driver alt belt with a short PS-driver alt belt. It eliminated the PS belt squeal, especially in wet weather. I don't remember the length, but it was pretty short. It also cuts one direction (and half) of force to...

Had to pull the power steering pump bracket out today- while tracking down a really bad rattle (found it....), discovered the bracket was broken in two places. Power steering pump was just about ready to fall out. Also found a really bad booger weld where some nut thought he knew how to weld...

Finally had a little "spare time", figured I should check the glow plugs. Wee Beastie has been a bit hard to get started in the early AM lately. Yep, figures... the three hardest to get to (4, 6, and 8 ) were all bad. The previous owner must have thought they were to difficult to deal with. And...